New Zealand prime minister Christopher Luxon escapes unharmed as police automobile crashes into his limousine | EUROtoday

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Authorities in New Zealand have opened an investigation after a police automobile collided with the official limousine transporting prime minister Christopher Luxon.

The prime minister was travelling with finance minister Nicola Wills when the crash happened in Cobham Driveere within the capital Wellington on Wednesday at about 3.30pm (native time).

Police mentioned nobody was damage within the incident. The Department of Internal Affairs, which manages crown and official automobiles, mentioned the crash broken the rear finish of the limousine.

Mr Luxon on Thursday mentioned it was “a bit of a shock” however he was “all good” after the incident and that his staff dealt with it professionally. “It’s all fine. A very minor incident, and [it’s] all good,” he advised reporters in Auckland.

“These things happen”, he mentioned, including that he didn’t know if the automobile could be written off.

A police spokesperson was quoted by Stuff saying they’d launched an investigation into the incident following normal protocol for incidents involving official automobiles.

The crash triggered site visitors snarls, a caller who recognized himself as Craig advised Newstalk ZB’s Wellington Mornings, including that he’d been “held up” by the incident.

He mentioned a “silver Mercedes had been rear-ended at the roundabout by the netball stadium there”. He mentioned the backlog went all the best way again to Mount Vic tunnel.